Category: Beach Life
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Is It the End of the Line for Australia’s Shark Nets? | Sky News
Australia’s leading shark biologists and conservationists are campaigning for shark nets to be removed from all east coast beaches, permanently. The nets are meant to protect swimmers from shark attacks, but there are serious questions about their efficacy and the number of endangered species also being caught and killed. Read Sky News
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Drowning Death Toll at a Record High in NSW | ABC News (Australia)
The CEO of Surf Life Saving NSW has urged swimmers to heed the warnings, as the death toll from coastal drownings in the state reaches a record high.
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The Red Algae Warning for Swimmers and Surfers on the Great Ocean Road | 7NEWS
Victorians have been warned not to swim at surf coast beaches after an algal bloom turned the sea red. The rare phenomenon looks spectacular but can be toxic to people’s skin.
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NSW Lifeguards Are Urging Swimmers to Take Care at Beaches
Lifesavers are pleading with swimmers in New South Wales to take care at beaches as over a thousand rescues have been made since Christmas. Australians have traveled in great numbers to the coast during the School Holidays putting extra stress on lifesavers.
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Parents of an 18-Year-Old Who Drowned off Mission Beach Said San Diego Lifeguards Failed to Prevent His Death | CBS 8 San Diego
Parents of Woodlain Zachee filed a legal claim against the city of San Diego, alleging city lifeguards were understaffed and failed to warn swimmers of dangers. See CBS 8
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Swimmers Warned to Be Careful After Spate of Beach Drownings | | 7.30 | ABC News (Australia)
After years of COVID disruptions, bushfires, and floods, plenty of Australians have been hitting the beach this summer and enjoying the water. But surf life savers say they’ve made thousands of rescues in a matter of weeks, with most drownings occurring at unpatrolled beaches. This report from Hannah Bowers and Emily Jane Smith.
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Do Not Swim: Contaminated Beaches a Sign of What’s to Come With Global Warming | Newshub
As the wild weather eases across the country “unsuitable for swimming” signs are also going out at many popular beaches, and as Demelza Leslie reports it is a sign of what’s to come with global warming.